The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-11-27
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HARRIsBURa, Nov. a.-The Hon. O. w.
Williamson Of sa%ladasbure Is one Of tho men,
bers Of the Pennsylvania Legislature from Ly-
coming county. There are two members from
Lycoming. One OF them is O large-waisted old
gentleman, with q not very extended acQuaint-
ance with the inside OF books. He has never
rubbed against the world much, and being a
triHe new in legislation the boys had a good
deal Of fun with him last session.
Pop" said the Hon. George MCGOWAN, Pres
ident OF the Philadelphia Americas Club, to this
ornament from ~Lycoming.," what penalty do
they inflict on suicide up In Lycoming"
In dead earnestness the innocent old legisla-
tor replied:
"They give 'em three months, I blieve, but,
gol dang 'emi I'm In favor O. two yearsl"
But this member wasn't the Hon. G. W. VIII
hanson Of saladasburg. That statesman is
up to snufY, and II there ever Is any " snake F" in
q bill It won't bite him. He mingles statecraft
| with lumber, agriculture, and a country store,
and finds his recreation in chasing the deer In
the wildwood and hunting coons. He has a son
Charles. Charles is rising 16, and is q stub
and-twist specimen Of the true backwoods boy.
Charley said the Hon. G. W. Williamson
the other day, from the way the weather
looks I believe there's a deer over back OF the
mountain. Seems to me as II it was a buck"
well, pop" replied Charley. lets take the
dog and 60 fetch the deer In"
why, that's SOP said the statesman, as II
the suggestion was a sudden revelation to him.
W can do that, can't wei"
30 he took down his gun, called the dog, and
he and Charley started for the mountain, three
miles away. Charley carried no gun, 1t being
his duty to handle the dog and drive for deer,
while his father stood on the ridge at a run
way and put lead In the deer when 1t bounded
by. But Charley had q big hunting knife in q
shcnth ut his side. The knife was to cut the
deer's throat with after the animal had been
weighted down with lead by the statesman
hunter, and to dress the deer with when 1t was
hung up. When they reached the mountain
Charley's father stationed himself on q rum
way, and sent Charley of to the right OF the
ridge to start the deer from its hiding place.
start a buck. Charley, or a big doe" said the
statesman with tho gun. Don't waste time
on any fawns"
Charley went of with the dog, and he hadn't
gone more than a hundred yards when the dog
struck n trail and away he went. Charley fol-
lowed, and In less than ten rods came up to the
had struck, but II it was it had led plumb up
against n ~six-foot bear. and the ~six-foot bear
had had his Tb bae Iatt agai amh a rock an ID his iSs eye erS on the
OF his master, pitched into the bear. The bear
welcomed him to his embrace, gave him a
such vim and precision that his limp and al
most dsSsicated carcass lust missed Charley's
heas. The 3 dog ssiS ya G5 extremely ne u de es%onstrating
with the bear. THAT was pops best dog. and
he'll be madder'n thunder"
runway. mellowed by distance but very dis
tinct; came down through the woods. 1t said:
Hay, Charley! Come up with that dog
80 Wen" said Charley h addressing s the i b ear.
All this time the bear stood with, his back to
the rock. his eyes swapping and his mouth
ed body of his dog, and then surveyed the pro-
portions of its unterritled unjointer. The latter
tSs 1 Hcoas OF o Yictih' arfss and c %SYss f nnsResth se f'f Els
big hunting knife and braeed himself.
Hay, Charley? ?" came the voice down from
IN it; d don y don't you come up with that in
now nT h9 sais st SSs si%S to IN es < Deehad dsnt s2 p pons 'u st
the bear and ! hain,s u Goin' to scare you by
The bear didn't seem to care whether Charley
the scare. He reached out for Charley with
socked' his Knife deep, in bruins neck. Bruin
countered on Charley's, chest and sent him
neck. AS Charley foil the voice OF the hunter
Hay, Charley" i said. Why in thunder
,S cbh ad was va st toe busy Us Il to a. ans W hi Just I'll then pa,d for
the bear climbed on him. The boy and the bear
had a lively tussel. but It was Il short one. Tho
other thrusts equally good let out still more
blood, but when the bear fell In its death strug-
gle Charley was tired out He leaned up against
9 tree to get his wind. Then hs heard, his
father coming down Off of the ridge, crashing
through the brush like q wild steer.
Hay, CharlcyH" the Hon {. W. Williamson
shouted, as; he came down the hill. What in
don't you come up with him? A buck 6igger'n
q heller went by mo, and here l hain't got amy
dog! Why don't you come up with that dogf"
wind. He didn't see tho bear that lay a few
yards the other side. Charlcy's father came up
all standing.
with you 7" he gasped.
Charley pointed to tho boar.
Great Scott" howled the statesman. and he
made for the nearest tree.
."He's-he,s-dead," said Charley. 80 is
the dog. That's the-reason-I didn't-como
Then the statesman looked the bear over. and
mourned for the dog.
We weren't hunting bear, Charley" said he
to get. Still. we'll take home our game. But
you ought have come up with that dog, Charley,
and ndt, molly smokes, what q buck we'd have got"
The Hon. c.. w. Williamson and the boy
Charley toted the bear home, and then the
statesman went out among his friends and said:
Why don't you come over and see the slam
ming big bear me and Charley killedr
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